Al-Wakrah SC

Al-Wakrah SC
Full name	Al-Wakrah Sports Club
Nickname(s)	The Blue Waves ; "The Sailors"
Founded	1959; 66 years ago
Ground	Al Janoub Stadium
Capacity	44,325
Chairman	Sheikh Khalifa bin Hassan
Head coach	Poya Asbaghi
League	Qatar Stars League
2024–25	Qatari Stars League, 8th of 12
Website	alwakrahsc.qa
Home colours	Away colours

Al-Wakrah Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الوكرة الرياضي) is a Qatari multi-sports club based in the city of Al Wakrah. Their professional football team competes in the Qatar Stars League. They play their home games at the Al Janoub Stadium.

Name history

1959: Founded as Al-Wakrah Youth Club
1967: Changed name to Al-Wakrah Sports Club

History

Al Wakrah was founded in 1959,^[1] and was officially legitimized in 1965 under the name of Al Wakrah Youth Club.^[2] From that time, its football and handball sections were formed, with both participating in local competitions. It changed its name to Al Wakrah Sports Club in 1967. Over the years, it branched out to many sports, including chess, basketball, and bowling.

The original club headquarters at Al Wakrah Stadium was constructed in 1984, and tennis and squash teams were also formed during this time in addition to its previously formed sports teams. They won the Qatari league twice, in 1999 and 2001.^{[citation needed]}

The new club headquarters is Al Janoub Stadium, inaugurated in 2019^[3] as one of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar sites and was designed by Zaha Hadid.^[4]

Fanbase

A fan group Instagram account dedicated to the club's supporters was created in 2022 and was popularised during the world cup as Argentinian fans shared the club's colors and decided to support the club during its matches before the break.

Al Wakrah fans are mainly people who grew up supporting the club due to their love for the city of Al Wakrah. With a small but loyal fanbase, Al Wakrah continues to dominate games and cause huge upsets in the league.

Honours

Qatar Stars League
- Winners (2): 1998–99, 2000–01
Qatar Cup
- Winners (2): 1999, 2024
Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup
- Winners (4): 1989, 1991, 1998, 2004
Qatari Stars Cup
- Winners (1): 2011
Qatari Second Division
- Winners (2): 1984–85, 2018–19

Players

As of Qatar Stars League:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	QAT	Mohammed Al-Bakri
2	DF	QAT	Lucas Mendes
3	DF	QAT	Abdelkarim Hassan
5	MF	QAT	Ahmed Fadhel
6	MF	JOR	Omar Salah
7	FW	ENG	Ayoub Assal
8	MF	EGY	Hamdy Fathy
9	FW	QAT	Mohamed Khaled Hassan ^U21
10	MF	ANG	Gelson Dala
11	FW	CPV	Ricardo Gomes
12	DF	QAT	Yousef El-Khatib ^U21
13	DF	DEN	Alexander Scholz
14	DF	QAT	Tameem Al-Muhaza
15	DF	QAT	Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar
16	MF	QAT	Nabil Irfan ^U21


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	QAT	Jassim Al-Zarra (on loan from Al-Gharafa)
20	FW	QAT	Nasser Al Yazidi
21	MF	QAT	Khalid Muneer
22	GK	QAT	Saoud Al Khater
25	DF	QAT	Abdelaziz Mitwali
27	MF	QAT	Khaled Mohammed (on loan from Al-Duhail)
31	GK	QAT	Yousef Ramadan ^U21
32	MF	QAT	Anas Ramadan ^U21
33	MF	QAT	Moayad Hassan
45	MF	QAT	Muhammad Taher Khan
69	FW	ENG	Maxim Jordan
70	MF	ALG	Farid Boulaya
93	MF	TUN	Aïssa Laïdouni
96	FW	QAT	Fayiz Al-Farsi ^U21
99	GK	QAT	Omair Al-Sayed
—	DF	IDN	Abdurrahman Iwan
—	DF	IDN	Muhammad Akram Haritz Thedy
—	DF	IDN	Eidlan Fauzaan Rifai
—		IDN	Muhammad Ridho Ezhan
—		IDN	Fawwaz Ghaizan Prasetyo
—		IDN	Alzam Syafiq Ar Rahman

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	MF	QAT	Abdelrahman Rashid (on loan to Al-Khor)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	QAT	Motaman Mohamed ^U21 (on loan to Júpiter Leonés)

Records and statistics

Last update: 23 February 2012.
Apps and goals in the QSL only

**Most goals**
#	Name	League Goals
1	Mirghani Al Zain	53
2	Adil Ramzi	47
3	Ali Mejbel Fartoos	24
4	Mansoor Muftah	19
5	Ali Boussaboun	18

**Most caps**
#	Name	League Caps
1	Turki Aman	249
2	Mirghani Al Zain	242
3	Nayef Al Khater	218
4	Ali Qassim	183
5	Mohammed Enyas	169

Club staff


Position	Name
Head coach	Poya Asbaghi
Assistant coach	Miquel Gomila
Goalkeeper coach	Radhouane Salhi
Fitness coach	Dani Acosta
Chief analyst & Head of scouting	Sergio Márquez
Technical Assistant	Luís Piedrahita
Team manager	Ali Al-Marri
Doctor	Mohammed Al-Muhaza
Physiotherapist	Tameem Hassan
Medicaltherapist	Nasser Al-Zarra
Technical director	Abdulrahman Suhail

Managerial history

As of 24 May 2012

Ashour Salem (c. 1970s)
Mamdouh Khafaji (c. 1980s)^[5]
Hassan Ali Sheeb (1985)^[6]
Len Ashurst (1988–89)^[7]
Alcides Romano Junior (1989)
Hassan Ali Sheeb (1989)
Flamarion Nunes (1989–91)
Costică Ştefănescu (1991–92)
Len Ashurst (1993–95)
Khalifa Khamis (1995)
José Paulo Rubim (1995)
Adnan Dirjal (1995–98)
Rabah Madjer (1998–99)
Ivan Buljan (1999)
Adnan Dirjal (1999–00)
José Paulo Rubim (2000–01)
Paul Dolezar (2001)
Mejbel Fartous (2001–02)
Nebojsa Vučković (2002–03)
Džemal Hadžiabdić (1 July 2003–30 June 2004)
Adnan Dirjal (2004–Dec 05)
Frank Tyson & Mohammed Al Shaibani (CT) (Dec 2005–Jan 06)
Saeed Al-Misnad (Jan 06)
Hassan Hormutallah (Jan 2006–06)
Mehmed Baždarević (1 July 2006–30 June 2007)
Adnan Dirjal (2007)
Mustapha Madih (2007)
Reiner Hollmann (2007)
Mejbel Fartous (2007)
Richard Tardy (2007–08)
Goran Miscević (2008)
Adnan Dirjal (2008)
Mustapha Madih (Jul 2008–Jun, 2010)^[8]
Adnan Dirjal (1 Oct 2010–9 June 2012)
Mehmed Baždarević (10 June 2012–3 June 2013)
Adnan Dirjal (8 May 2013–12 March 2014)
Maher Kanzari (1 June 2014–28 Oct 2014)
Noureddine Zekri (28 Oct 2014–20 Feb, 2015)
Goran Tufegdžić (22 Feb 2015–Jun 2015)
Mauricio Larriera (Jul 2015–Nov 2016)^[8]
Kais Yâakoubi ( Nov 2016–Jun 2017^[8]
Tintín Márquez (Jan 2018–Dec 2023)^[8]
José Murcia (Dec 2023–Apr 2024)^[8]
Ali Rahma Al-Marri (Apr 2024– )

Individual honours

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup:

2009 – Karrar Jassim
2009 – Ali Rehema

Performance in AFC competitions

Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances

2001: First Round

2002: First Round

Other sports

Basketball

References

^ "Qatar – List of Foundation Dates". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
^ "Al Wakrah Sports Club". kooora.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
^ "Al Janoub Stadium". Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^ "How Al Janoub stadium and Zaha Hadid broke traditional stereotypes". 18 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ ""بوعلام" نجم لا يكل ولا يمل .. وأداؤه "زي الفل"". al-watan.com. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
^ "قلة الدورات التدريبة وغياب التشجيع وعدم الثقة من أبرز مشاكل المدربين الوطنيين" (in Arabic). Al Raya. 10 November 1985. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
^ "Winning Airs from Ashurst". The New Straits Times. 16 January 1992. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Al Wakrah SC Manager history". Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

External links

"Official website" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2 January 2012.

[1] "Qatar – List of Foundation Dates". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

[2] "Al Wakrah Sports Club". kooora.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[3] "Al Janoub Stadium". Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2021.

[4] "How Al Janoub stadium and Zaha Hadid broke traditional stereotypes". 18 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[5] ""بوعلام" نجم لا يكل ولا يمل .. وأداؤه "زي الفل"". al-watan.com. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

[6] "قلة الدورات التدريبة وغياب التشجيع وعدم الثقة من أبرز مشاكل المدربين الوطنيين" (in Arabic). Al Raya. 10 November 1985. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

[7] "Winning Airs from Ashurst". The New Straits Times. 16 January 1992. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2014.

[wor1-8] "Al Wakrah SC Manager history". Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

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